XT-1/XT Mini Manual 13-111 05, 2015-08-14Page 28 of 32Push (RS232, RS485, TCP/IP)When a tag has been read, the reader can automatically push tag data to RS232, RS485 and a specifiedTCP server. The Push protocol is enabled by default on RS232 and RS485. To push data to a TCP serverit is necessary to specify the IP address and TCP port of the server and enable the Push protocol underSettings…/Interfaces…/Ethernet in the web interface.The format of the pushed data can be configured under Settings…/Data Format. The default format isdecimal for SecureMarkID tags and hexadecimal for other tags.TAGP (TCP/IP)TagMaster Readers can be controlled and monitored using a protocol called TAGP. The TAGP protocol ishuman readable and can be used over TCP/IP, RS232 and RS485. A terminal emulation program such asPuTTY is all that is required to interact with TAGP.The "TAGP Protocol Specification" [2] can be downloaded from www.tagmaster.com.Use login name "partner" and password "245ghz".PuTTY TagMaster Edition can be downloaded from ftp://partner:245ghz@ftp.tagmaster.com.All TAGP messages start with a 4-character message identifier and ends with a new line character. Toinitiate communication with the TAGP server in the reader, a client has to send a HELO messagespecifying the required TAGP version. The TAGP server replies with a RPLY message:HELOTAGP/2RPLYHELO00The client can then send commands to the reader. The most important commands are SET, SETS, GET,and GETS. SET and GET sets and gets the current value of a variable. SETS and GETS sets and gets thestored value of a variable. The stored value is used to initialize the variable at startup. The followingexample shows how to set the LED to green:SET LED=GREENRPLYSET 00The reader sends events to the client when something happens. The following example shows a TAGevent that is sent when a tag has been read:EVNTTAG 20140416151015810%00%07'%14l%00%00%00%00%00%00%00Other ProtocolsThe reader supports a number of OEM protocols, including SKIDATA BLL4 and Kaba BPA/Bedanet. Theseprotocols are documented in separate protocol manuals that can be downloaded from www.tagmaster.com.